stood off

past tense of stand off

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stood off
Verb
  • Here our cicerone stopped and turned back to address us.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Lopez turned back to the reporter to finish answering her question.
    Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This time around, while Chambers remains turned away, Teasdale crouches with an unsettling smile and long fingernails, conjuring a skin-crawling suspense.
    Sophie Williams, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Her face turned away from anyone who might be watching.
    Hazlitt, Hazlitt, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The renewal of the state’s 421-a property tax exemption for the construction of affordable housing in 2022 was opposed by Democratic City Comptroller Brad Lander and Big Labor groups.
    Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 6 Oct. 2025
  • As of the end of last week, the court had approved 20 requests from the president to block lower court orders that opposed the administration.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Indigenous peoples of Turtle Island have long resisted the ongoing settler colonial project that is now the United States.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Pals admitted that Candy often resisted advice.
    Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The same — and more so — applies to Howe’s team, who have withstood injuries to Lewis Hall and Tino Livramento and thrived.
    George Caulkin, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Popescu, the former foreign minister who is standing as a candidate for PAS, said Moldova has withstood Russia’s recent attempts to destabilize the country.
    Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
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“Stood off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stood%20off. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.

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